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Could deep boreholes solve our nuclear waste problem?

Por: Ars Technica Science February 27, 2023

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Navigate Filter by topic Settings Front page layout Site theme - Feb 27, 2023 11:45 am UTC / An artist’s impression of a deep borehole for nuclear waste disposal by Sandia National Laboratories in 2012. Red lines show the depth of mined repositories: Onkalo is the Finnish one, and WIPP is the US DOE repository for defense waste in New Mexico.Sandia National Laboratories Share this story There’s one thing every planned permanent repository... + full article



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